Among few shrubs of Hibiscus plants we have, few of them have flowers following the recent rainy season.
They are flowers who have a short life of tow her three days. Some of them stay open for a day!
During that time. they are so rich in colourfulness that there are only a few match of other flowers in the garden.
The shortness of life is well compensated by the richness they bring during their life time!
The most advanced Neuro-biological research currently is on longevity of life. There is an interest to perpetuate earthly existence so that humans can contribute more by living longer!
I wonder if similar attention is given to improve quality of life of people in middle years of life.
When Anna and I came to live in our village 13 years ago, there were no bars around our cluster of villages. Now there are five bars, the latest one being in our village. Our domestic worker, told me that habit of drinking alcohol has reached out to teenagers also in and around our villages.
The government promotes bars as that brings income to the treasury. I could not believe when someone told me that about 20 percent income in the state might be coming from alcohol sale.
Ther were 35000 cases registered in family courts seeking divorce, in 2024, in the state where I live, according to a report in a national news paper. The family discord is connected with habits of people, mostly related to alcohol dependence. The family courts who are supposed to have psychological counsellors to engage in family dispute resolution do not find takers!
I wish wellness and fruitfulness would become the agenda to pursue, not just longevity of life!
If mid life is a hurting season instead of a fulfilling and overflowing season, it becomes a lean period in the biography of our life!
The mid life can also become fruitful, when we receive it as a golden season of our life!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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